Recent content by cavedweller29

You need to realize I am reading...from page 1.

I always read from page 1 to get the whole story. I didn't realize that it was settled until a minute ago. Thanks though.

Also, the fact that the dealer made it right doesn't indicate that they were "responsible, or at least negligent in that representation" anymore than a grocery store paying off a fake slip and fall. It is just the easiest route to take.

Well, after 30 years in the legal field, I can pretty comfortably disagree with you. I agree with your points on what would result in a judgment in court. If the dependent claimed fraud, which he has said in this thread, he would need to PROVE the fraud. Just saying that he thinks the dealer...

You keep claiming that the liability is on the dealer. That would only be the case if you can PROVE the dealer knew the actual hours and misrepresented them. A dealer is no more responsible for an inaccurate hour meter than a car dealer is for an inaccurate odometer. There is a reason that...

You are assuming that it was a "false claim". That would be implying that the dealer intentionally made a "false" claim rather than listing what the hour meter showed. in the legal system, words have meanings and they aren't always the same as those meanings in everyday life. The OP would...

He is closer to the truth than you. The dealer could sue for damaged reputation and the subsequent loss of business. A big enough dealer could suffer some pretty significant damages and a smaller dealer....especially in this economic climate, could lose their business. At the very least, the...

A broken hour meter is far harder to catch than a bent barrel. You would need to run the tractor for a considerable length of time to ensure that it is recording the time correctly. An hour meter could be skipping and not keeping accurate track of the hours. As others have said, the dealer...

You would have to prove that they "intentionally" misrepresented the hours and, that they knew the actual number of hours actually on the machine. If you buy a used car, use it for a few years before reselling it, and then the new owners find out that the odometer had been tampered with, did...

I agree but, there is no way any dealer can guarantee hours on a piece of used equipment unless it was in their own yard since new. Hour meters break and get replaced, or not, people disconnect them, etc. A dealer taking a tractor in trade and then reselling has no real idea how many hours are...

Just watching doesn't work well because the real good deals go fast. Try using searchtempest or something similar. You plug in key words and the distance you are willing to travel and searchtempest does the rest. It will send you a text the second something is listed. You have to have the...

Just a suggestion, if you don't need them yesterday, keep your eyes on Craigslist or marketplace for a couple weeks. When I decided I wanted a set I started watching Craigslist. It took all of a week to find a set of cat 54" that looked like they came off the showroom floor except the step...

I did something similar but ran 2 ga for about 40 feet. I put in a 100 Amp sub-panel with the idea that I would rather have extra capacity in case plans change later on. I have an 80 gallon compressor and a Lincoln 255 mig machine on it. it is going to obviously cost more but I have...

Hi all, I hope someone can help me. My transmission warning light stays on after the engine is running. I disconnected the temp sensor and the light went out so I thought it was a bad sensor (the machine was cold so obviously it couldn't have hot fluid). I reconnected everything and planned...

Hi everyone, I am considering buying a 1986 540 skid steer with approximately 1700 hours. It comes with a 6 foot snow bucket that is brand new, a Bobcat backhoe attachment and the standard 4 foot bucket. I tested it today and the only things I could see wrong were that it is burning a little...